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@cbarus - I CAN definitely understand not wanting to mess with a legacy app or it's database especially when they're out of support.  I was just confused by your posts...

Thanks for the feedback all. No, no hate on Trace. I was dead serious in what I said about never questioning anyone using it ever again. Also, equally serious...

And, in case you're wondering what the chart looked like that I needed (and sound like what you want) here's what I ended up making.  The Red lines show the...

Here's one more that shows some promise but it's not apparent as to whether or not it includes SQL Server backups.

https://www.bocada.com/product/backup-monitoring/

It's been a long time since I've looked at backup dashboards and monitoring software.  All of the ones I've looked at in the last hour are pretty disappointing.  LiteSpeed, which...

I believe that NetBackup actually provided the monitoring dashboard you speak of.  What are you using for backups now?  Are they SQL "native" backups or are you using some other...

A reply to my post was deleted as spam. My post was not marked as spam. I want the reports to show how many databases I’m backing up, time...

To be honest, you're post looks like a typical two part spam, the second part of which has already been deleted as spam.

Since you're new on this forum, if your...

Thanks Michael.  The issue is I don't want to touch the existing vendor DB.  It is anyways out of support but it still works and we don't want to...

As a bit of a sidebar, check out Adam Machanic's sp_WhoIsActive at the following link.  Click on the "Documenation" tab and look for "blocking" on the next list of links. ...

I value you as both a long-distance friend and a mentor so I'm not going to passive-aggressively insult you or gas-light you like you just have many of us. 😉

And...

Hi Jeff Moden,

Thank you for your response. I am not sure if I follow some of your concerns. Yes, this is an old method and we have customized it...

I have a grand appreciation for anyone that steps up to the plate with an article.

Shifting gears to the subject at hand, this is an old method that was written...

And you should see what happens when you drop the table! 😀